Virtualization Infrastructure Engineer

QUESSCORP SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Singapore is seeking a skilled virtualization engineer with 4-8 years of experience to manage and operate virtualization platforms, including AIX, Oracle/RedHat KVM, and VMware. Your responsibilities will include deployment, monitoring, and support of infrastructure, while collaborating with various teams to drive project success. Candidates should have strong knowledge in virtualization technologies, excellent scripting skills, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment. This role offers a dynamic and challenging work atmosphere in the technology sector.

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of experience in a related field.
• Operational experience with critical application systems preferred.
• Strong team collaboration skills and ability to adopt new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate virtualization platforms including AIX and VMware.
• Manage deployment and delivery of virtualization infrastructure.
• Collaborate with different teams to meet project objectives.
• Perform daily health checks on virtualization platforms.
• Conduct firmware/OS patching and support VM migration.

Skills

Oracle/RedHat KVM

VMware virtualization

AIX PowerVM

Scripting languages

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Experience: 4-8 years

Job Roles

Business Function

Group Technology and Operations (T&O) enables and empowers the bank with an efficient, nimble and resilient infrastructure through a strategic focus on productivity, quality & control, technology, people capability and innovation. Majority of the Bank's operational processes and inspire are managed by Group T&O to delight our business partners through the multiple banking delivery channels.

Responsibilities

1. To build and operate virtualization platform, including AIX, Oracle/RedHat KVM and VMware virtualization.
2. Manage the end-to-end deployment and delivery of the virtualization infrastructure from deployment planning, setup & testing, pre‑production readiness to production cutover. Conduct proper transition from Project to Operations before project closure.
3. Understand the solution, scope and deliverables of the project, review the implementation and cutover strategy and work towards executing a successful project cutover.
4. Collaborate with Solution Engineer, Application teams, Infrastructure SME’s and service providers to meet the project objectives and schedule, and address issues that arise in the project through timely escalation.
5. Prepare and submit the necessary change requests and requisition for the deployment of infrastructure for the project, such as facility/VM request, IP/DNS/Hostname request, SAN requisition, etc.
6. Deploy infrastructure setup according to the Bank policies/standards and approved solution design.
7. Manage risks and escalation encountered during project deployment and drive towards resolution.
8. Achieve target SLA for Infrastructure Provisioning and complete project deployment as per agreed schedule and plans.
9. To provision VM for the target virtualization platform, including adhoc cpu/memory/disk resource changes.
10. To perform daily health check on the virtualization platforms.
11. To perform firmware/OS patching on hypervisors/virtualization tools, including EOS/EOL upgrade.
12. To participate in shift work to cover critical hours onsite and 24x7 offsite.
13. To support VM migration between virtualization platforms.
14. To work with vendor on virtualization/hypervisor problem encountered and apply the resolution steps to prevent future occurrences.
15. To develop scripts that help to automate daily health check tasks.
16. To participate in PDC/SDC migration.

Competencies

1. Strong knowledge on Oracle/RedHat KVM server, VMware virtualization, and/or AIX PowerVM.
2. Good knowledge of Data Center and end to end IT infrastructure from Data Center facilitating, network infrastructure, storage, SAN, server hardware to operating system, extending to middleware, database and good analytical knowledge of generic application behaviour.
3. Candidate with operational experience, preferably in support of critical application systems will have an advantage.
4. Ability to work in team and to pick up transforming technology in the arena of server virtualization.
5. Skilled in scripting language to automate operation tasks in server management.
6. Knowledge on Excel and PowerPoint.
7. Speak and write well.